These are photographs of two very beautiful handmade butterfly knives by Kelgin. The blades are fashioned from 440 steel and the handles are nickel silver inlaid with mother-of-pearl. They were made to order as a matched pair, although one is a tanto and the other is a double-edged dagger.
The Butterfly Knife is an unusual type of folding blade that always reminded me a little of nunchaku, in that dramatic movements are part of the style of usage. Like a magician's sleight of hand, a rapid dance with the hand that wields the blade, opening and shutting the blade a few times before lunging with it, is intended as a distraction to the target. A Butterfly Knife may not be the easiest knife to use in combat, which makes legislation against ownership in a few States absolutely absurd. Far more damage has been committed with a kitchen knife than ever done with a Butterfly knife!
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